Introduction
Welcome to the class titled: Effective Teaching: Improving classroom instruction to improve student performance (better thinkers, better citizens, better students). I am the professor Dr. Michael Gill. ASCD Articles
Write three "puzzling" questions and "explore" possible answers. Type up your questions and exploration.
Course Texts
Danielson, Charlotte (2007). Enhancing Professional Practice: A Framework for Teaching.
Marzano, Robert (2006). Classroom Instruction that Works.
Welcome to the class titled: Effective Teaching: Improving classroom instruction to improve student performance (better thinkers, better citizens, better students). I am the professor Dr. Michael Gill.
ASCD Articles
Quote
"True educaction is to learn how to think, not what to think." - Krishnamurti
Course Outline
Course Materials
Online Assignments
- Read the an article above.
- Write three "puzzling" questions and "explore" possible answers. Type up your questions and exploration.
Course TextsDanielson, Charlotte (2007). Enhancing Professional Practice: A Framework for Teaching.
Marzano, Robert (2006). Classroom Instruction that Works.
Websites
NY Times - Character
NY Times - Homework
Mind Brain Education
Spaced Repition
Retrieval Practice
Cognitive Disfluency
Interleaving
ASCD
Gladwell
Danielson
Marzano
Professional Learning Communities